Harvard Business Review

AUGUST 6, 2012

In an era of intense globalization, rapid demographic change and accelerating technological progress, the best companies for leadership recognize the value of innovation, putting it at the heart of their corporate culture and using this targeted, focused innovation to drive shareholder value and improve efficiency.

Innovation 18

Innovation First-mover Advantage Chemicals Agility 18

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

Globalization 16

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 16

Harvard Business Review

OCTOBER 4, 2012

Many firms struggle to exploit the innovation potential of their global networks. To get the most from dispersed innovation, managers need a different playbook. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1. Here are three ways to set up and manage global innovation for success: 1.

Globalization 16

Globalization Innovation Team First-mover Advantage 16

Harvard Business Review

DECEMBER 5, 2012

With the Winter holiday shopping season, fashion apparel retailer Zara has been the focus of media attention — the New York Times recently profiled the innovative fast fashion business model pioneered by Zara, while Elizabeth Cline's book on the costs of fast fashion has climbed up the sales charts. Why wasn't it copied immediately?

Business Model 12

Business Model Innovation First-mover Advantage Apparel 12

Harvard Business Review

JANUARY 30, 2012

In this spirit, the CEO-elect of an established media company devoted eight months prior to her accession to soliciting the views of stakeholders and identifying areas of future innovation and growth. After taking office and completing her review, she assembled her team.

CEO 16

CEO First-mover Advantage Leadership Styles Execution 16

Harvard Business Review

NOVEMBER 2, 2011

After pricing (89 percent), executives cited their primary competitive weapons as improving product value (88 percent), improving innovation (85 percent), and increasing product promotion (69 percent), pointing to a world where firms are grappling for larger pieces of a static pie, not a world where the pie itself is growing larger.

First-mover Advantage 14

First-mover Advantage Supply Chain Price Cost 14

Harvard Business Review

JULY 25, 2012

Its story starts like many success stories do: An innovative concept coupled with a first-mover advantage, enabling a rapid physical expansion and generating increasing returns to scale. To succeed, therefore, managers have to learn when and how to abandon the strategies they have grown up with.

Strategy 16

Strategy First-mover Advantage Pharmaceuticals Learning-by-Doing 16